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Garlic Butter

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Garlic Butter

Ingredients

6 medium-large garlic cloves, unpeeled3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened½ teaspoon table salt

Instructions

  1. Toast garlic cloves in small skillet over medium-low heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and color of cloves deepens slightly, 5 to 8 minutes. Let garlic cool. Peel and press (or mash) cloves, then, using dinner fork, mash garlic, butter, and salt in small bowl until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Garlic Butter

Garlic Butter

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Ingredients

6 medium-large garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
½ teaspoon table salt

Ingredients

6 medium-large garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
½ teaspoon table salt

Ingredients

6 medium-large garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
½ teaspoon table salt

Why This Recipe Works

Garlic butter is an easy way to dress up plain vegetables. We needed only a few tablespoons of this recipe to flavor two pounds of blanched or steamed vegetables such as green beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, or peas.

Instructions

  1. Toast garlic cloves in small skillet over medium-low heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and color of cloves deepens slightly, 5 to 8 minutes. Let garlic cool. Peel and press (or mash) cloves, then, using dinner fork, mash garlic, butter, and salt in small bowl until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

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